Colleges Are Facing an Enrollment Nightmare (www.theatlantic.com)
Enough blame to go around....
Texas appeals court blocks state from investigating families seeking gender-affirming care for trans youth (www.cnn.com)
A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children.
Closed bridges highlight years of neglect, backlog of repairs awaiting funding (apnews.com)
After a yearlong closure, a bridge over the Puyallup River reopened in 2019 with a sturdy new span and a brand new name. It even won a national award....
Axios: Little Rock teacher sues Sarah Huckabee Sanders over "indoctrination" ban (www.axios.com)
What’s inside: The section of the LEARNS Act in question bans critical race theory. It defines “prohibited indoctrination” as communication by a public school employee, representative or guest speaker that compels a person to adopt, affirm or profess an idea that people are inferior or superior based on protected classes...
Hunter Biden’s bid to dismiss tax case meets judge’s skepticism - POLITICO (www.politico.com)
Government of Ontario faces a class action lawsuit for scrapped UBI program. (www.cbc.ca)
Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Archive (including paywall bypass): archive.today/OJqyt...
Trump faces gag order in New York hush money criminal case (www.reuters.com)
A diplomat’s visits to Oklahoma highlight contacts between Chinese officials and community leaders accused of crimes (www.propublica.org)
After a mass murder at a marijuana farm, a Chinese diplomat visited an organization that has been the subject of investigations. The meetings reflect an international pattern of contacts between Chinese officials and suspected criminal networks....
Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich after almost a year in jail (www.independent.co.uk)
Gershkovich is being held at Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which is notorious for its harsh conditions...
Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after ship struck it, sending vehicles into water (apnews.com)
BALTIMORE (AP) — A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early Tuesday morning....
Top billionaire GOP megadonor had big stake in company in Trump’s Truth Social deal: report (www.salon.com)
America's lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development (www.reuters.com)
Washington’s drive to make the United States a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China’s control of the critical minerals sector....
Tammy Murphy Drops Out of Race for Menendez’s Senate Seat (www.nytimes.com)
Inside Texas' 'manipulative' adoption marketing campaign that targets young women and teen girls (www.houstonchronicle.com)
Since Texas banned virtually all abortions, Texans may have seen a rosy message about adoption pop up on their phone screens or dot the view on their daily commute. It might read something like this:...
Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range (www.cnbc.com)
Exclusive: CapOne tells regulators Discover deal will boost competition and stability (www.reuters.com)
Capital One’s $35.3 billion merger with Discover Financial will boost competition and be good for financial stability, the bank said in its regulatory application filed overnight, according to people familiar with the matter....
New York notifies suburban county of Trump fraud judgment as possible seizures loom (www.reuters.com)
New York state Attorney General Letitia James this month made an official notification of the civil fraud court award against Donald Trump in suburban Westchester County, where he owns property, according to county clerk records, in what could be a preliminary step toward seizures in the case....
Incarcerated people in New Jersey still waiting on pay raises promised over a year ago (newjerseymonitor.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/incarcerated-people-still-waiti…
Escaped white supremacist inmate and accomplice still at large after Idaho hospital ambush (apnews.com)
Authorities are searching for a white supremacist Idaho prison inmate and an accomplice who fled after the accomplice shot and wounded corrections officers as they were transporting the inmate from a Boise hospital, according to police....
Mississippi torture: Ex-police officer sentenced to 40 years (www.bbc.com)
A former Mississippi police officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for torturing two black men in a house....
Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Almost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problems...
‘Peak bloom! Peak bloom!’ Cherry blossoms open early in Washington DC, NPS announces (www.cnn.com)
The cherry blossoms lining the National Mall in Washington, DC, have hit “peak bloom,” bursting open in an early spring display after a warm winter, the National Park Service announced Sunday....
Gangsters, Money and Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market (www.propublica.org)
A quadruple murder in Oklahoma shows how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate the booming illicit trade, fortifying its rise as a global powerhouse with alleged ties to China’s authoritarian regime....
How the House revived the TikTok ban bill before most of us noticed (www.theverge.com)
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